A preliminary study of the effects of repeated massage on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and immune function in healthy individuals: A study of mechanisms of action and dosage

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 789-797

  Rapaport, Mark H ^a   Schettler, Pamela ^a   Bresee, Catherine ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; MITOGEN STIMULATED CYTOKINE; OXYTOCIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MASSAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDISH MASSAGE; TOUCH;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MASSAGE; OXYTOCIN; PHENOTYPE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84865221980     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0071     Document Type: Article

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